Aug 5, 2024 · Stock markets took a big hit Monday as investors sold off shares of U.S. companies and exited positions on the Japanese yen, which has been gaining in strength relative to the dollar following...

Dec 20, 2022 · Bond yields rose, and U.S. stock indexes wobbled, after the Bank of Japan surprised investors by raising the cap on a benchmark rate.

5 days ago · The futures contract for the S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged 0.1% lower. ... as the Bank of Japan shifts out of a long spell of extreme low interest rates meant to spur ...

Jul 27, 2023 · Worries about a possible policy tweak by the Bank of Japan threw a wet blanket on a stretched U.S. stock-market rally Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average snapping its...

5 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering ...

Aug 6, 2024 · The Dow Jones Industrial Average reeled by 1,033 points, or 2.6%, while the Nasdaq composite slid 3.4% as Apple, Nvidia and other Big Tech companies that used to be the stars of the stock market continued to wilt.

Aug 6, 2024 · The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate from 1% to 2.5% last Wednesday (July 31). The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.53%, or 591 points, by Tuesday's mid-afternoon trading.

Dec 20, 2022 · U.S. stock indexes opened mixed on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan stunned markets with an unexpected change to its controversial yield curve control policy, triggering big swings in the equity...

Apr 26, 2024 · TOKYO--The Bank of Japan kept its interest-rate target unchanged Friday, a month after it made its first rate increase in 17 years. The Japanese central bank maintained its target for the...

Jan 16, 2025 · TOKYO-Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda repeated his pledge to discuss an interest-rate increase next week, echoing recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy...